Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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